Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences

The Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences is the official publication of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).

Each issue of the Journal contains the following professional and exclusive features:

scholarly peer-reviewed articles,

practical information geared toward family and consumer sciences professionals, and

news and information about AAFCS.

In response to member feedback, the Journal now presents more columns and articles on trends and developments in the field, best practices, resources, and opinions. The Journal features knowledge gained from the research and academic arenas and focuses on how this knowledge can be applied by practitioners in the field.

The Journal is published four times a year: February, May, August, and November. It is indexed by the Family Index Database, Family and Society Studies World Wide, and the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

Order the JFCS!

All AAFCS members receive a free subscription to the JFCS. For information about becoming an AAFCS member, please visit Learn More About Membership.

Claim policy: Claims for undelivered copies must be made no later than 3 months following the month of publication. The publisher will supply missing copies when losses have been sustained in transit and when the reserve stock will permit. Subsequent claims for issues that have already been replaced will be replaced at the current cost per issue when reserve stock permits. Email claim requests to staff@aafcs.org, fax them to 703-706-4663, or mail them to AAFCS, Journal Subscriptions, 400 N. Columbus Street, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Permission Policy

JFCS Authors If you are a JFCS author, you may reuse your own article (or an amended version of it) in a new publication of which you are the author, editor, or co-editor. Prior permission is not required but we do require proper acknowledgments of the source. Individual academic authors who wish to reuse up to 2 figures or up to 400 words from this journal to republish in a new journal article they are writing are permitted to do so at no cost and without seeking permission. Photocopying of Individual JFCS Articles Current members of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and JFCS subscribers may make a limited number of copies of individual JFCS articles for educational purposes without charge, provided such copies are not resold. Proper acknowledgment of the source is expected. Individuals who are not AAFCS members or JFCS subscribers must obtain permission by contacting pr@aafcs.org.

Editor

Scott S. Hall, PhD, CFLEProfessor of Family StudiesAssociate Department ChairFamily and Consumer SciencesBall State UniversityMuncie, IN